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DeadShell

An earlier experiment in fighting enemies by typing shell commands.

About this project

DeadShell was an early Mac typing-game experiment inspired by Typing of the Dead. Corrupted processes move towards you in lanes, and typing their names clears them.

I was interested in how the pressure changes with the word: a short command feels manageable until a longer one arrives behind it. The prototype also revisits letter patterns that slow you down.

For a newer typing-game project, see Dead Letter.